Get ready to crank the volume and lace up your combat boots\u2014\u2018DIY: The Rise, Fall, and Rise of Punk Rock\u2019 is barreling into theatres with all the grit, glory, and glory days you remember (and some you don\u2019t). This isn\u2019t your grandma\u2019s music doc. It\u2019s a full-throttle ride through dingy SoCal garages, riotous European punk festivals, and the neon\u2011streaked fringes of pop culture where punk\u2019s \u201cdo it yourself\u201d credo became a battle cry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
From a side project to a sonic revolution<\/strong> Who\u2019s in the pit?<\/strong> Why you can\u2019t miss it<\/strong> Watch the teaser trailer here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What started as a humble look at Austria\u2019s SB\u00c4M Records and its festival circuit ballooned into an epic, globe\u2011spanning tale of rebellion. Filmmakers teamed up with SB\u00c4M\u2019s own Stefan Beham\u2014and co\u2011producers Joel Herrera and Rolo Cantu\u2014to realize they weren\u2019t just chronicling Europe\u2019s punk scene. They were capturing the beating heart of a worldwide movement, told straight from the mouths of the folks who lived and breathed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DIY taps the pioneers and pranksters who made punk what it is today\u2014Bad Religion, NOFX, Circle Jerks\u2014plus fresh, never\u2011before\u2011seen interviews with legends like Fat Mike, Laura Jane Grace, Kevin Lyman, and Brett Gurewitz. You\u2019ll hear from Blink\u2011182\u2019s road\u2011wizard manager Rick DeVoe, skate legend Steve Caballero, Moby, and actors Wil Wheaton and Fred Armisen, too. And just when you think it\u2019s over, Bowling For Soup, Goldfinger, Destroy Boys, Lagwagon, Mad Caddies, Pulley, and a whole host of others crash the stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is more than a highlight reel of mohawks and mosh pits. DIY digs into punk\u2019s clashes with mainstream media, the boom of underground festivals, and how SB\u00c4M\u2019s punk gatherings became epicenters of creative chaos. It\u2019s a story about sticking to your guns\u2014even when the world wants to sell your soul for a chart position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n